This fall, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights teamed up with brilliant corners Research and Strategy to conduct a poll on civil and human rights. The Leadership Conference conducted the national poll in order to gain a better understanding of voters' moods as they headed into the home stretch of the 2022 election season.
WASHINGTON – Lena Zwarensteyn, senior director of the fair courts program at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement after the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nominations of six judicial nominees, including Justice Myong Joun for the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts and Judge Todd Edelman for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
WASHINGTON – The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, National Women’s Law Center, People For the American Way, Alliance for Justice, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), and more than 200 organizations joined together last week to send a letter to the Senate Democratic Caucus emphasizing the urgent need to continue confirming experientially and demographically diverse judges who are committed to civil and human rights before the end of this congressional session.
WASHINGTON — Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement on the midterm election results:
WASHINGTON – The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights today released its scores for every member of the 117th U.S. Congress. The Voting Record, which has been issued for every Congress since 1969, reflects the votes taken by every senator and representative on the legislative and nominations priorities of The Leadership Conference. The Leadership Conference’s Voting Record is neither an endorsement nor condemnation of any member of Congress.